Monthly Archives: November 2004
Review: Green Oasis and Jay Park
Two interesting mash-ups have strayed across my radar screen recently. I like them both, but they also reveal some interesting things about the bands involved and the whole genre itself.
Set Your TiVo!
Word on the street is, it happens tonight, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, Ken Jennings, master of his Jeopardy domain, loses. I won’t share the details of how or what the question is, but a few newspapers have carried the story. He’ll also be on Letterman tonight, so tune in!
The Lord of the Rings: A complaint
Ok, since Karen’s interesting Bottomless Hole post turned into a discussion of the merits of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, I’ll give my take here and you can discuss below.
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Christmas Carols
There are a lot of filmed versions of this story. My friend George compiled a list, which I’ll include here. My vote: the best are Scrooge, with Alistair Sim (British 1951), and the TV movie with George C. Scott (1984). A sentimental favorite: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962).
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Remembering Howard Keel
by Bob
My family was always big on classic movies / musicals. I was raised on a healthy dose of Astaire, Rogers, Keel, Powell, Hayworth, Garland, Hepburn, Grant, Peck, etc, etc. Howard Keel died a couple weeks ago at the age of 85. He will always be remembered in my heart as that tall-rugged-seriously-good-baritone-voice guy.
The Bottomless Hole: A Metaphor Waiting for Exploitation
Karen H.
So I have to admit, this post is inspired by National Treasure. (Disclaimer: This post is the only thing in the universe actually "inspired" by National Treasure, unless you count the snarking that must be going on elsewhere on the ‘net.) I realized while watching the very unsuspensful climax of the movie, how much action/adventure directors rely on the concept of a bottomless hole to create that scary tingly feeling in the audience. Lazy lazy directors.
Dinner and a movie
On the strength of a really cool Homestar Runner link, I’ve been granted posting privileges here, so I’ll begin abusing that privilege now.
Eating two big turkey dinners in three days has me thinking about good movies about good food. Here’s my short list:
Michael Collins
Greetings, fellow fans of low culture, nice to be onboard Kulturblog. For my niche, I will focus on documentary films, a genre which seems to be getting a bit more popular these days. And I’m fairly liberal in defining the genre — it doesn’t have to be a grainy, black-and-white film in French with subtitles to be a documentary. My first victim, for example, is Michael Collins, starring Liam Neeson (shown at left, dramatically gesticulating) as the famous Irish nationalist. Well, famous if you spent high school reading books about Irish history rather than mastering the latest first-person shooter video game. I finally rented this DVD last week to figure out who Michael Collins was and why he deserves a movie starring Liam Neeson.
Logan’s Music Library Countdown Week 1
by Logan B.
As what I hope will be a fun little feature, for each of the next thirty days I will feature on our radio.blog one song from each year from 1965 to 2004. Using the top singles lists from Acclaimed Music, I’ll post the highest ranked song I have from each year. For some years I have a lot of highly ranked music, and for others not so much. You’ll get to see (and hear) the kind of music I do have and notice the holes in my collection. I’ll post a new song each morning around 8:00 am eastern time, and I’ll update this entry to reflect the songs I’ve chosen.
The list so far:
- 1965 – Monday: "My Generation", The Who
- 1966 – Tuesday: "I’m a Believer", The Monkees
- 1967 – Wednesday: "Brown Eyed Girl", Van Morrison
- 1968 – Thursday: "(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay", Otis Redding
- 1969 – Friday: "Proud Mary", Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 1970 – Saturday: "Layla", Derek and The Dominoes
- 1971 – Sunday: "Imagine", John Lennon
Review of Team America: World Police
I confess, I’m a huge South Park fan. On occasion, they’ll go a bit overboard, even for the likes of me. But the satire is so spot-on so often it’s hard not to watch. Take last week’s episode about competitive TV news reporting, and how they sucker you in by making you believe living is fraught with danger. I’m surprised the show hasn’t yet lost its way, unlike other animated series (cough*Simpsons*cough).
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